The week’s incident at a Mount Horeb middle school serves as a jarring reminder that school safety needs to be top-of-mind every day. Because of the quick and practiced response of law enforcement and school officials, a further tragedy was prevented – underscoring the importance of creating and rehearsing your school safety plan. Go here for a [...]
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Understanding Act 20 and the Science of Reading
May 02, 2024
Looking for help navigating 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 and the buzzworthy science of reading? Check out these WCRIS resources: Thank you to the team at Collaborative Classroom for yesterday’s engaging Lunch & Learn webinar, Where the Science of Learning Meets the Science of Reading! Watch the recording here. Our 11th and final Lunch & Learn webinar of the school year, The Right [...]
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Measles Reported in Wisconsin
May 02, 2024
Back in March, WCRIS shared a story about the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)’s warning of several confirmed cases of measles across the country ahead of spring break. At the time, no cases were identified in Wisconsin, but a resident of Dane County was confirmed to have measles late last week. The MMR vaccine is required for school [...]
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Renew Your Immunization Registry Account
May 02, 2024
Schools that use the Wisconsin Immunization Registry through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have to renew their accounts for the 2024-25 school year. The renewal window is open from April 1 to August 1. Whether or not the current account holder (typically the principal) is returning to your school next year, DHS still [...]
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Thank You, Administrators!
May 02, 2024
Yesterday was National Principal Appreciation Day. WCRIS witnesses firsthand all the “many hats” our school leaders wear during the academic year, especially during the fury of all the end-of-the-school-year ceremonies and activities. WCRIS wants to thank you today – and everyday – for all you do for your students, staff and community. Please don’t [...]
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New Title IX Regs, What Schools Can Do
April 25, 2024
Part of the updated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) regulations were released late last week by the U.S. Department of Education. The proposed changes were published almost exactly a year ago, and it’s taken almost that long for the department to sift through the thousands of public comments to finalize them. Since the [...]
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In the News: Civic Virtues; Student of the Week
April 25, 2024
Private Schools Cultivate Civic Virtues Private, religious K-12 schools produce more engaged citizens than their public counterparts, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by University of Arkansas and University of Buckingham researchers, investigated four key components of civic engagement: political tolerance; political participation; civic knowledge and skills; and voluntarism and community engagement – [...]
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Reminder: May 15 Deadline Approaching
April 25, 2024
A list of students’ names, grades and addresses who are eligible for district transportation is due to the school boards in your attendance area by May 15. The requirement helps districts budget and plan for next school year; it’s not meant to exclude future students. WCRIS recommends writing at the end of this list: “Any student who [...]
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Don’t Miss Out on Lunch & Learn Webinars!
April 25, 2024
Thank you to the team at the CESA 6 Social Emotional Learning Center for yesterday’s Lunch & Learn webinar, Building Better Brains Through Understanding and Connection! If you missed it, watch the recording here and go here for more resources shared during the session. We’re rounding out this school year’s Lunch & Learn webinar series with two webinars centered on [...]
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The Settled Science of Teaching Reading
April 25, 2024
The “science of reading” has quickly become a buzzword. But what does it really mean? Check out this article from WCRIS sponsor, Collaborative Classroom, about what’s “settled” about effective strategies for teaching reading, despite raging reading wars around the nation. Thank you, Collaborative Classroom! Read More About Reading
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